Research

The Faculty of Environment is committed to providing smart green solutions by bringing together diverse research areas. To ensure the Faculty remains at the forefront of environmental research and teaching, professors are actively engaged with the global research community, working closely with agencies such as Environment Canada, UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Parks Canada, Export Development Canada, CIDA, Canadian Space Agency, NASA, Nature Conservancy Canada, Asia Development Bank, World Tourism Organization and many others.

Two new research centres were launched in 2009 the Faculty to further UW’s global reputation for innovative research.

• Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3)
• Centre for Ecosystem Resilience and Adaptation (ERA)

These new Centres further enhance the Faculty's contributions to national research problems as made by existing research centres:

• Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy
• The Water Institute

For additional information about research in the Faculty, contact:

Jennifer Clapp
Associate Dean of Research
CIGI Chair in International Governance
Phone: +1-519-888-4567 ext. 32068
Email: jclapp(at)uwaterloo.ca